IP Library Granted Patent US 11,502,511
Granted Patent B2
US 11,502,511 · App. 17/270,046 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Control method for direct current electrical device and direct current electrical device

Inventors: Jing Wang (Zhuhai, CN); Shiyong Jiang (Zhuhai, CN); Keqin Liu (Zhuhai, CN); Wu Wen (Zhuhai, CN); Xuefen Zhang (Zhuhai, CN); Peng Ren (Zhuhai, CN)
Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
H02J1/06G01R31/40G06F1/26H02J7/00712H02J7/35H02J2207/40H02J2300/26
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Patent No.
US 11,502,511
App. No.
17/270,046
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control method for a direct current electrical device and a direct current electrical device. The method includes: acquiring input parameters of a power supply of the direct current electrical device, identifying a type of the power supply according to the input parameters, and determining an operation mode of the direct current electrical device corresponding to the type of the power supply, and controlling an operation of the direct current electrical device according to the operation mode.

Claims (31)

1. A control method for a direct current electrical device, comprising:

obtaining input parameters of a power supply of the direct current electrical device, the input parameters of the power supply comprising at least an input voltage and an input power;

adjusting the input voltage;

detecting whether the input power changes;

determining the type of the power supply according to whether the input power changes, the type of the power supply comprising an adjustable power supply and a non-adjustable power supply; and

determining an operation mode of the direct current electrical device corresponding to the type of the power supply, comprising:

when the type of the power supply is an adjustable power supply, determining the operation mode as the adjustable mode;

when the type of the power supply is a non-adjustable power supply, determining the operation mode as the fixed mode;

and

controlling an operation of the direct current electrical device according to the operation mode, comprising:

when the operation mode is the adjustable mode, detecting the input parameters of the power supply in real time, determining real-time operating parameters of the direct current electrical device according to the input parameters, and controlling the operation of the direct current electrical device according to the real-time operating parameters; and

when the operation mode is the fixed mode, determining the operating parameters of the direct current electrical device as common operating parameters of the direct current electrical device according to the input parameters of the power supply, and controlling the operation of the direct current electrical device according to the common operating parameters.

2. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein: the adjustable power supply is a photovoltaic power; and the non-adjustable power supply is a battery or a DC busbar.

3. The control method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining the type of the power supply according to whether the input power changes comprises:

when the input power changes, determining the type of the power supply as the adjustable power supply; and

when the input power remains unchanged, determining the type of the power supply as the non-adjustable power supply.

4. A computer device, comprising a memory, a processor, and computer programs stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the programs, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the control method for the direct current electrical device according to claim 1 .

5. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the computer processor to perform the control method for the direct current electrical device according to claim 1 .

6. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling the operation of the direct current electrical device according to the common operating parameters comprises: controlling the operation of the direct current electrical device by means of a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control according to the common operating parameters.

7. A direct current electrical device, comprising:

an energy source characteristic identification device configured to obtain input parameters of a power supply of the direct current electrical device, the input parameters of the power supply comprising at least an input voltage and an input power, the energy source characteristic identification device comprising: an adjusting device configured to adjust the input voltage; a detecting device configured to detect whether the input power changes; and a determining device configured to determine the type of the power supply according to whether the input power changes, the type of the power supply comprising an adjustable power supply and a non-adjustable power supply; and

an operation mode configuration device configured to determine an operation mode of the direct current electrical device corresponding to the type of the power supply, and control an operation of the direct current electrical device according to the operation mode, wherein the operation mode configuration device comprises:

a first operation mode determining device configured to determine the operation mode as an adjustable mode when the type of the power supply is an adjustable power supply;

a second operation mode determining device configured to determine the operation mode as a fixed mode when the type of the power supply is a non-adjustable power supply;

a first controlling device configured to, when the operation mode is the adjustable mode, detect the input parameters of the power supply in real time, determine real-time operating parameters of the direct current electrical device according to the input parameters, and control the operation of the direct current electrical device according to the real-time operating parameters; and

a second controlling device configured to, when the operation mode is the fixed mode, determine operating parameters of the direct current electrical device as common operating parameters of the direct current electrical device according to the input parameters of the power supply, and control the operation of the direct current electrical device according to the common operating parameters.

8. The direct current electrical device according to claim 7 , wherein the adjusting device is a DC/DC circuit.

9. The direct current electrical device according to claim 7 , wherein the adjustable power supply is a photovoltaic power supply, and the non-adjustable power supply is a battery or a DC busbar.

10. The direct current electrical device according to claim 7 , wherein the determining device comprises:

a first determining sub-device configured to determine the type of the power supply as an adjustable power supply when the input power changes, and

a second determining sub-device configured to determine the type of the power supply as a non-adjustable power supply when the input power remains unchanged.

Assignments (3)
TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, AND THE GOODWILL ASSOCIATED THEREWITH FOR 1$, AND OTHER GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION. SEE NOW REEL/FRAME 067048/0209 FILED APRIL 9, 2024 BY PATENT ATTORNEY KATHERINE E. SULLIVAN. Recorded Sep 28, 2024
From: GRAVES, THOMAS ALLEN, GRANTOR
To: RLP TRUST, C/O KATHERINE E. SULLIVAN
Reel/Frame 069067/0584 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2024
From: GRAVES, THOMAS
To: RLP TRUST
Reel/Frame 067048/0209 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2021
From: WANG, JING; JIANG, SHIYONG; LIU, KEQIN; WEN, WU; ZHANG, XUEFEN; REN, PENG
To: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
Reel/Frame 055347/0218 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811378033.4 · Nov 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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